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Hello folks,
I am some what new to the Android OS, I have a vibrant that has been updated with mini kies to the JI6 2.1 ECLAIR. I am anxious to try out Froyo. I thought I would wait awhile until the Devs could work out some bugs. I think that has happened by now. So I have three questions.
1. what is the most stable custom Froyo based ROM I can flash on my vibrant?
2. Is there a Froyo based ROM that already has mobile AP enabled for the vibrant?
3. Where (if possible) can I download a stock ROM of the vibrant? (Before you tell me to make one, know that mine is not stock, I have installed OCLF, and the JI6 update)
thanks for any help that can be given,
RAMROD
lovemysgs said:
Hello folks,
I am some what new to the Android OS, I have a vibrant that has been updated with mini kies to the JI6 2.1 ECLAIR. I am anxious to try out Froyo. I thought I would wait awhile until the Devs could work out some bugs. I think that has happened by now. So I have three questions.
1. what is the most stable custom Froyo based ROM I can flash on my vibrant?
2. Is there a Froyo based ROM that already has mobile AP enabled for the vibrant?
3. Where (if possible) can I download a stock ROM of the vibrant? (Before you tell me to make one, know that mine is not stock, I have installed OCLF, and the JI6 update)
thanks for any help that can be given,
RAMROD
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1. [ROM] Obsidian V2 - JK2 Official Froyo Based 2.2 - Team Whiskey - *11/08/10* Very stable for me
2. Yes [ROM] Obsidian V2 - JK2 Official Froyo Based 2.2 - Team Whiskey - *11/08/10* I think most of the Froyo releases have it now.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739091
This is my preference, seems very stable and can be a daily driver. I imagine its going to have an update soon, we'll see. I don't like TW, if you do, perhaps try another version (eugenes or TWs Obsidian).
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
Mobile AP should be in there, Im charging so I can't check.
s15274n said:
This is my preference, seems very stable and can be a daily driver. I imagine its going to have an update soon, we'll see. I don't like TW, if you do, perhaps try another version (eugenes or TWs Obsidian).
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
Mobile AP should be in there, Im charging so I can't check.
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-- Wait the link was to a "True Stock" 2.1 rom, are you saying that is your current preference over Froyo?
-- Your aversions to TW... is that you don;t like them personally, or you do not like their roms?
^ HAHAA, Sorry, let me clarify:
I LOVE Team Whiskey. I HATE TouchWiz (TW).
The link is to Onyx. It is 2.2 without TW (TouchWiz). It flies on my Vibrant... no FCs, very stable. I imagine they are going to have an update soon but the good news is they are not wiping data now so you can flash R21, then R22 and not lose anything. If/when they release R23 I imagine that too will not wipe data so you can just flash right on top and not lose anything.
LauncherPro is more appealing to me, more customizable and it's faster. There is nothing I like about TW better than LP. I also hate scrolling left to right (I know there is an alt way, but LP is better for me). Look at the downloads/comments for Onyx (no TW) vs. Obsidian (the 2.2 version with touchwiz) and you will see an overwhelming majority prefer no TW.
s15274n said:
^ HAHAA, Sorry, let me clarify:
I LOVE Team Whiskey. I HATE TouchWiz (TW).
The link is to Onyx. It is 2.2 without TW (TouchWiz). It flies on my Vibrant... no FCs, very stable. I imagine they are going to have an update soon but the good news is they are not wiping data now so you can flash R21, then R22 and not lose anything. If/when they release R23 I imagine that too will not wipe data so you can just flash right on top and not lose anything.
LauncherPro is more appealing to me, more customizable and it's faster. There is nothing I like about TW better than LP. I also hate scrolling left to right (I know there is an alt way, but LP is better for me). Look at the downloads/comments for Onyx (no TW) vs. Obsidian (the 2.2 version with touchwiz) and you will see an overwhelming majority prefer no TW.
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So I installed bionics Obsidian 2.2 on my vibrant using Clockwork rom manager. Everything went smooth. It installed and booted just great, I really liked what I saw. Only problem I ran into was I had purchased a app before I flashed rom. After flash, it was gone.. not just off the phone but not in the market either. No big deal normally I would just go into market and click Downloads and there it would be. Not this time, cant even find it doing a search. I paid like $14 usd for it so I would like it. But its completely gone. Maybe it wont show it to me because of the new firmware?
Now, it is not there and my first instinct told me to re-flash... So I open clockwork and try and re-install. I locate file on SD.. But, instead of rebooting into clockwork, it reboots like its going to and reboots again but into standard recovery OS mode.
What would be the easiest way for me to re-flash this using a macbook?
Remember reading somewhere that the market installed was the european version so some paid apps would appear. However i can't seem to find the post that originally mentioned this issue. Anyone else remember if obsidian was using the european version of the market?
C to the L-O-T-O-R-I-O, U-S, you just, lay down slow.
If you have clockwork still installed (the answer is yes if you have a team whiskey rom loaded), if you get to the standard pre-loader, recovery mode, just select "reinstall packages..." That should get you into CwR
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s15274n said:
^ HAHAA, Sorry, let me clarify:
I LOVE Team Whiskey. I HATE...
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Just got onyx up on my phone, and damn.... You were 11O% correct about launcher pro.. Did you buy the full version?
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Regarding apps... don't forget to get Titanium Backup and backup not only all your apps but also their data. I recommend the donated pro version for $5.99 which makes the backup/restore process completely painless and automatic. So after you flash a new rom if something like you describe happens you can just recover your app from your backup.
I currently have Bionix Final R1 custom rom installed on my Vibrant and just yesterday I got the notice that Froyo is available for update from T-Mobile. Am I able to take the update with the custom rom installed or do I have to flash back to stock then update to Froyo?
Best bet is back to stock.
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Thanks for the reply.
Would I also have to unroot the phone to make sure the OTA Froyo update works?
No probably not, the update was released with mini kies so it should update no matter what
Only issue I think I'm facing is that it is only letting me postpone the update. I would prefer to just get the latest Bionix V that runs on 2.2 instead of getting the stock 2.2. Thoughts?
Would I be ok doing a data wipe/factory reset on my phone then doing the OTA update or flashing a different rom?
Maybe you wanna try Bionix v1.2.1 before you go to OTA Froyo update
Skip official and go with bio v. Why would anyone want stock???
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From what I can understand I can just flash the new Bionix w/o doing any wipe, I just flash on top right?
liddodragon said:
From what I can understand I can just flash the new Bionix w/o doing any wipe, I just flash on top right?
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I am not too familiar with R1, back then I was using Axura. Only thing I suggest is if you have a lag fix disable 1st, then you should be able to flash right over it since Bionix wipes. I THINK you have to disable the old Voodoo version as well but either way do it to be safe.
Hey guys,
My wife has a vibrant and i was wondering how to update it to gingerbread roms. We bought it from a friend who. Already rooted it and has bionix v1.3.1 on it. I'm notbto familiar with the vibrant. I've rooted my g1, hd2, and now my nexus s. Can I just download the gb rom and flash it in recovery?
Thanks
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Best thing to do is read. First check out the custom bootloader thread. While the bootloaders aren't required they do solve a couple major problems. Next check out the different GB roms for instructions. I've posted instructions for coming from froyo in my thread as have others.
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First of all you already have one one of the most stable ROMs on that phone already. Second there is no official GB ROM for the Vibrant and even though there are alot of GB ROMs out there for the Vibrant, they are not from the true source so they won't be as stable as the Froyo ROMs avialable with battery and GPS being the main issue. The reason Im telling you this is if your wife is like my wife that bearly just learned to work a smartphone and will come to you for any issue, you're better off flashing the most stable Froyo ROM out there for her, but if I'm wrong and she could deal with issues herself then take your pick out there.
If you do decide to stay with Bionix 1.3.1 just reboot on recovery and see if he still has the bionix zip file store in the sd and just reinstall it and it will do a full wipe.
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Hi, I successfully flashed my T-mobile Vibrant about twelve months ago to a custom 2.2 Froyo rom (Trigger 3.2 Final). It's a great rom and EVERYTHING works. However lately I've read rave things said about newer roms such as ICS passion. It's been a while and I'm still a noobie at this so my question is:
What is the easiest way to get to ICS passion from my current custom Froyo rom ? Thanks ~ Chris
hi,
Its very easy to get ICS running on your vibe. There may be various ways to proceed. I ll give you what I did (AFTER failing for 5-6 times )
Odin back to stock (It may be not necessary. But I started from the beginning which is better AFAIK )
Then stored ICS ROM (ICZen which in my case) and update.zip (CWM) on internal SD
then flashed GB Bootloaders (It also may/ may not necessary. But I did it b/c I already had many failed attempts)
Then flashed CM7 first
After that flashed ICS on top of it
Worked at last for me
NOTE: Please read relevant instructions provided by ROMs b/c flashing one may differ from flashing another.
You can find more information if you run into problems in my thread [SOLVED]Cannot install ICS ROM--please HELP
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752937
tc
Happy Flashing
You may just want to read this before flashing ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
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^^^ Truth
And I would suggest staying away from Passion. It is based on 4.0.3 and there was a pretty significant code upgread when ICS went to 4.0.4.
IIRC, Passion is the last ROM that still uses 4.0.3 and is probably why it is dead now (but for some reason lives in infamy on YouTube and Google Search).
Haarsh's way works just fine but here is another method as another option too.
Thanks
Thanks for the replies. This is why I subscribed to the forum.
mmm... I see a few pitfalls ahead.
Background info from me is that I can't use Odin on my Linux computer. Never really got into Heimdall. I flashed my first rom by downloading the rom zip file and put it on my phone's internal sd card then let clockwork do the rest, ie nandroid backup and flash the rom from the update zip. I'd like to do the same again.
Ok, it's my understanding that anything above 2.2 needs the GB bootloader so the first step is to install that over my Trigger rom. I think Trigger would still run with the GB bootloader at that stage. Next download an update zip of a rom of my choice, put it on my phone's sd, then flash it with Clockwork.
Seems to me that should work or am I missing something I wonder ?
You can flash the GB bootloader. Its backward compatible so it will work with any ROM currently available.
Download the .zip of the ROM you want, and any Gapps if applicable. Then just follow the instructions on page 1 of the ROM (OP).
The usual would be Wipe Data/Factory Reset, Clear Cache, Clear Dalvik. Flash ROM, flash Gapps, restart. The instructions will tell you all you need to know.
If something goes wrong, give us a shout. That's what we're here for.
help me plz
hi mate i know this is quite outdated maybe but im searching for Samsung T959 stock rom Froyo 2.2 that i search everywhere but didnt find. Can you help me for any link ?
or please suggest me someone.
Thanks in advance.
castan said:
Hi, I successfully flashed my T-mobile Vibrant about twelve months ago to a custom 2.2 Froyo rom (Trigger 3.2 Final). It's a great rom and EVERYTHING works. However lately I've read rave things said about newer roms such as ICS passion. It's been a while and I'm still a noobie at this so my question is:
What is the easiest way to get to ICS passion from my current custom Froyo rom ? Thanks ~ Chris
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This may sound like a strange question, but does anyone still have a copy of an AOSP Froyo 2.2 ROM they would be willing to upload?
Thanks
Sippi4x4man said:
This may sound like a strange question, but does anyone still have a copy of an AOSP Froyo 2.2 ROM they would be willing to upload?
Thanks
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I have found that varying ROMs from these links below are still available:
your Choice!
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050453
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948722
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048380
and I have a collection of older classic ROMs here in one of my AFH Folders::
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=6355
of which I'll probably be adding these ones I found above to at some point
Thank you for helping me out. I was able to find 3 good links, however two of them are still touch-wiz based and the other gives me a status 0 error and won't install : ( I'll keep digging. I really want to get my hands on a cm6 build or jt's vanilla froyo but of course all links are dead. I've never used any of the community roms or superclean roms, are these touchwiz?
Sippi4x4man said:
Thank you for helping me out. I was able to find 3 good links, however two of them are still touch-wiz based and the other gives me a status 0 error and won't install : ( I'll keep digging. I really want to get my hands on a cm6 build or jt's vanilla froyo but of course all links are dead. I've never used any of the community roms or superclean roms, are these touchwiz?
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ComROM and Superclean are both based on official stock Verizon ROMs. They basically either gut out or modify TouchWiz. I'm not too sure about the Froyo builds of these, but if you're looking at the EH03 builds of SuperClean and TSM (previously known as Comrom) they have Touchwiz 4. As far as I understand, Community ROM (TSM) pretty much contains AOSP apps but it's based off of EB01 (VZW 2.2.1)
So from what I'm seeing, the only pure android 2.2 AOSP roms are probably going to be jt's vanilla froyo or Cyanogenmod 6?
I'm also looking for an AOSP version of gingerbread. My SD card is a class 4 and I can't flash any of the official CM7.1 or CM7.2
Sippi4x4man said:
So from what I'm seeing, the only pure android 2.2 AOSP roms are probably going to be jt's vanilla froyo or Cyanogenmod 6?
I'm also looking for an AOSP version of gingerbread. My SD card is a class 4 and I can't flash any of the official CM7.1 or CM7.2
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as far as gingerbread goes, try looking at OMFGB.
besides, why the hell do you want Froyo anyway?
skepticmisfit said:
as far as gingerbread goes, try looking at OMFGB.
besides, why the hell do you want Froyo anyway?
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I remember the old days when I had my HTC HeroC that AOSP froyo and gingerbread worked very well and ran very fast on low ram devices and I wanted to give them a run on my phone. I wasn't around for the GB and froyo days for the fascinate. When I obtained my phone everyone was using JB roms. I just want to run it on my phone for a little bit. I can't find any omfgb roms with any good links. As I said before CM6 and CM7 either will not install or will give me corrupted sd card errors because I have a class 4 card.
Sippi4x4man said:
I remember the old days when I had my HTC HeroC that AOSP froyo and gingerbread worked very well and ran very fast on low ram devices and I wanted to give them a run on my phone. I wasn't around for the GB and froyo days for the fascinate. When I obtained my phone everyone was using JB roms. I just want to run it on my phone for a little bit. I can't find any omfgb roms with any good links. As I said before CM6 and CM7 either will not install or will give me corrupted sd card errors because I have a class 4 card.
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I installed CM7 with a Class 2 Samsung card (that i still use today on Helly Bean) and it worked just fine. CM7 had its share of problems though. Wifi was really flaky, and barely worked on the stock kernel. Also the Superuser app broke.
I guess I'm just lucky though
skepticmisfit said:
I installed CM7 with a Class 2 Samsung card (that i still use today on Helly Bean) and it worked just fine. CM7 had its share of problems though. Wifi was really flaky, and barely worked on the stock kernel. Also the Superuser app broke.
I guess I'm just lucky though
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I have CM7 on my phone right now, but I keep getting sd card corrupted errors and I can't mount my sd card in recovery. I'm not a fan of touchwiz but might give some of those older ones a try. JB 4.1-4.3 are just not running really good on my phone right now
Sippi4x4man said:
JB 4.1-4.3 are just not running really good on my phone right now
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Have you tried Helly Bean?
Also, if nothing else works and you need a daily driver, EH03...
oh wait you have a showcase. nvm.
skepticmisfit said:
Have you tried Helly Bean?
Also, if nothing else works and you need a daily driver, EH03...
oh wait you have a showcase. nvm.
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The most stable ones I have found for me are Hellybean and Eclipse, but even those get laggy for me after a few days. I can run a vzw rom as long as I convert it with Rom Konverter on Rootzwiki
Sippi4x4man said:
The most stable ones I have found for me are Hellybean and Eclipse, but even those get laggy for me after a few days. I can run a vzw rom as long as I convert it with Rom Konverter on Rootzwiki
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Well EH03 is Verizon's stock firmware (2.3.5) for the fassy. I think you guys have either EI20 or EH09, and one of those two is 2.3.6. lucky bastards, you get a .1 version newer than ours lol